First Man into Space (1959)
- Directed by
- Robert Day
- Genre
- horror film, adventure film, science fiction film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 59 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Navy pilot defies orders to make a risky space flight. After a mysterious incident in orbit, he returns to Earth changed into something unholy and deadly. His brother, a test pilot, must deal with the consequences.
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What happens
First Man into Space is a 1959 independently made British-American black-and-white science fiction-horror film directed by Robert Day and starring Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards, and Robert Ayres. It was produced by John Croydon, Charles F. Vetter, and Richard Gordon for Amalgamated Films and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was first released in February 1959. The film is based on a story by Wyott Ordung, while the plot was developed from a script that had been pitched to and rejected by AIP. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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